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Germany arrests suspected Russian spies over bombing plot

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Two men held for alleged plan to sabotage military sites including a base training Ukrainian soldiers

Donald Trump trial loses two jurors as selection process hits new snags

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Latest issues highlight challenge of picking people to sit in judgment on former president in ‘hush money’ case

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Iran warns of shift in nuclear stance if Israel threatens atomic sites

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Revolutionary Guards issue warning as US announces new sanctions

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Dubai airport struggles for third day amid travel chaos after storm

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World’s busiest international hub has seen airlines cancel more than 1,000 flights since Tuesday

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Austria’s Raiffeisen expects ECB to order acceleration of its Russia exit

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Statement comes after FT reported about bank’s Russia-based job ads indicating ambitious growth plans

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Union for 60,000 steel workers becomes a force in US politics

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The USW has inserted itself into the election, US-China relations and a $14.9bn cross-border deal

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West must engage with dictatorships in Sahel, says Blair

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Former UK prime minister’s think-tank says talking with juntas in volatile region is essential to counter growing terror threat

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Hunt says Thames Water must ‘sort out’ its own issues

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Chancellor says UK government will never insure investors against poor decisions

Brexit has ‘exacerbated’ UK drug shortages, research finds

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Report from Nuffield Trust health think-tank highlights impact of leaving EU on medicine supply chains

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Lagarde says US plan to raise debt against Russian assets carries legal risk

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Comments from European Central Bank chief point to transatlantic rift over use of seized funds

Wednesday, Apr 17

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TikTok ban bill put on faster track through US Congress

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Move to bundle divest-or-ban measure with foreign aid could compel Senate to act against Chinese-owned app

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US reimposes oil sanctions on Venezuela after broken election promises

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Biden administration says Maduro has ‘fallen short’ on pledge of free and fair presidential race

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Boeing engineer says safety concerns are ignored inside plane maker

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Whistleblower says he was told to ‘shut up’ after raising questions about 777 and 787 aircraft

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US House moves closer to vote over aid for Ukraine and Israel

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Passage of legislation could unlock critical funding for Kyiv’s war effort as it battles superior Russian firepower

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UK trade union law breaches workers’ rights, Supreme Court finds

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Sanctions short of dismissal ‘nullifies the right’ to strike, say judges in landmark ruling

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Israeli public split on how to respond to Iran strike

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Country divided over how and when to retaliate after drone-and-missile barrage launched by Islamic regime

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Israel to retaliate against Iran, warns Cameron

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UK foreign secretary calls on Jewish state to do ‘as little to escalate this as possible’ amid fears of regional war

US deficit poses ‘significant risks’ to global economy, warns IMF

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Fund also cites concerns over fiscal ‘imbalances’ in UK, China and Italy

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Salman Rushdie’s fearless memoir Knife uses his assassin’s blade as a ‘reckoning’

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The writer, who lost an eye and use of his hand in the attempted murder, uses witty prose to overcome the urge to confront his attacker in the flesh

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China warns west of ‘survival of the fittest’ as manufacturing boosts economy

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Trading partners fear factory boom could trigger supply shock after first-quarter data affirms Xi’s industrial strategy

Biden calls for tripling of tariffs on Chinese steel

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US also to probe Chinese shipbuilding as president’s re-election campaign fights for votes in Pennsylvania

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Labour to seek regular UK access to EU foreign affairs council

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Proposal is one option for more formalised relations with Brussels if opposition party wins general election

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Ukraine’s air defence struggle highlights risks to Israel

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Full-scale conflict has depleted Ukrainian defences, and Israel could face a similar plight despite successful interceptions

Trump falls $75mn behind Biden in money race as donor base shrinks

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FT analysis finds former US president is trailing his own campaign numbers from 2020

Is India’s BJP the world’s most ruthlessly efficient political party?

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party has built one of the most formidable electoral machines in recent history

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New Yorkers’ unvarnished views of Trump aired in ‘hush money’ trial

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Former president’s lawyers weed through social media as they push for impartial jurors

Tuesday, Apr 16

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Alstom close to securing a new train order for UK plant

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French manufacturer holds talks with British government about a deal that could prevent job losses at Derby factory

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European far right condemns move to ban Brussels conference

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Politicians say chaotic attempt to shut down gathering undermines free speech ahead of EU elections

Ukraine creditors form committee as Kyiv seeks debt restructuring

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President Zelenskyy’s government hopes to wrap up debt deal by September, amid uncertainty over western funding

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Brazil seeks to weaken fiscal targets it set only a year ago

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Leftist administration of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wants greater flexibility on budget surplus goals